12 Reasons a Little Women Remake Would Be Dull as Tombs. And Dull as Powder! Whatever, Just Don't Do It

When I did this post about sequels and remakes we hoped would magically—poof!—cease to exist, I never imagined that Hollywood would respond with such a cutting shot right at me. That's what's going on here in my mind: Hollywood is reading my posts on Glamour.com and striking back with the vitriol and immaturity of a seventh-grade bully. I know it sounds far-fetched, but how else do you explain the news that the latest remake to be set in motion is Little Women? Touche, Hollywood. Touche. But this is bigger than us. Here are 12 reasons this mustn't come to pass: 1. Let's start with the obvious: The movie has already been made about eight times. I'm counting movies, TV movies, and TV shows here; that's roughly once a decade for the last century. Did you know that in 1949, Elizabeth Taylor played Amy on-screen? 2. Because the 1994 movie, which the rest of my points shall concern, has a 90 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes. This is the very cinematic definition of "if it ain't broke, don't fix it." 3. Because I don't think any of us even wants to imagine the Marmee look of disapproval Suz Sarandon will summon

When I did this post about sequels and remakes we hoped would magically—poof!—cease to exist, I never imagined that Hollywood would respond with such a cutting shot right at me. That's what's going on here in my mind: Hollywood is reading my posts on Glamour.com and striking back with the vitriol and immaturity of a seventh-grade bully.